BOCA RATON (January 31, 2008) –Florida Atlantic
University’s department of music will present a concert with
the “Duelling Divas” on Saturday, February 9 at 8 p.m.
in the University Theatre on the Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades
Road.
Known for their unique
look at the world of opera, Wendy Reynolds and Birgit Fioravante
will present, as they put it, a “respectfully irreverent
musical revue on the seriously funny spectacle of opera.”
General admission
tickets are $15, and FAU students, faculty, staff and alumni may
obtain free admission with ID. Tickets may be purchased by calling
800-564-9539, by visiting
www.fauevents.com, or at
the door two hours prior to the event.

Reynolds and Fioravante, both classically-trained opera singers,
bring the behind-the-scenes world of opera to center stage.
“Several years
ago we came up with the idea of doing something a little different
than the usual vocal concert of opera highlights and show
tunes,” said Reynolds. “So we added characters,
storyline and comedy to create the operatic revue ‘
Duelling
Divas.’”

The show has plenty of
standard operatic fare, but the addition of feathers,
sequins and pounds of jewelry make for an evening of laughs, fun
and first-rate entertainment.

The divas are joined by pianist Heather Coltman.
Coltman is the chair
of the department of music at FAU.

The concert is presented by the department of music in the School
of the Arts in FAU’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and
Letters.
For more information,
call 561-297-3820.